Head-to-Head
• These sides have never met at the World Championship or any other major international competition.
• Australia have faced a fellow AVC side once at the World Championship. In 2002, they lost 3-1 against China.
• Iran have faced another AVC affiliate once in the competition. In 2010, they defeated Japan 3-1.
Australia• Australia reached this stage by finishing fourth in Pool A. They defeated Cameroon and Venezuela and finished on five points.
• Australia have won only two of their last 16 matches at the World Championship.
• Australia have never won back-to-back matches in this competition.
Iran• Iran reached this stage by finishing second in Pool D. They won four of their five matches in the first group stage, including their last two.
• Iran's record for most successive World Cup matches won is three. That mark was set in 1970.
• In the first group stage, Seyed Mohammad Mousavi Eraghi emerged as the tournament's leading blocker, averaging 1.50 per set and producing 30 stuff blocks.
• Teammate Farhad Ghaemi led the first group phase in receiving. His 60.66% efficiency was highest among all players at the 2014 World Championship.